Historical Events In 1844

Jul 27   Fire destroys the US mint at Charlotte, NC in the year 1844.  

Jul 27   On this day in history fire destroys US mint at Charlotte, NC  

Jul 27   John Dalton, Engl physicist/chemist (molecular theorist), dies at 77 in the year 1844.  

Jul 28   Gerard Manley Hopkins, England, poet (Windhover) in the year 1844.  

Jul 29   On this day in history franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, composer, dies at 53  

Jul 29   In the year 1844 new York Yacht Club forms  

Jul 29   In the year 1844 nY Yacht Club forms  

Jul 30   In the year 1844 1st US yacht club organized, NY Yacht Club  

Jul 31   On this day in history ignazio Guidi, Italian orientalist/archaeologist  

Aug 08   Brigham Young chosen Mormon Church head following Joseph Smith death in the year 1844.  

Aug 11   In the year 1844 jernej Kopitar, filmologist/censor (Slavic Grammatica), dies at 63  

Aug 13   Explorer Ludwig Leichhardt leaves Brisbane to explore unknown territory beyond the Darling Downs on this day in history.  

Aug 14   Henry Francis Cary, translator (Dante), dies in the year 1844.  

Aug 17   On this day in history menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913)  

Aug 19   On this day in history minna Canth, Finland, novelist/playwright (social evils)  

Aug 29   1st white-indian lacrosse game in Montreal, Indians win on this day in history.  

Aug 29   On this day in history the first white-indian lacrosse game in Montreal, Indians win  

Aug 30   In the year 1844 francis Baily, English astronomer/mathematician (Baily's Beads), dies  

Aug 30   On this day in history friedrich Ratzel, German social-geographer (Lebensraum)  

Sep 05   In the year 1844 iron ore discovered in Minnesota's Mesabi Mountains  

Sep 11   On this day in history george Clement Martin, composer  

Sep 14   On this day in history oliver Holden, composer, dies at 78  

Sep 25   Canada defeat USA by 23 runs in the 1st cricket international on this day in history.  

Sep 27   On this day in history charles Nodier, French writer (History du chien the Brisquet), dies  

Sep 28   Michael Hertz, composer in the year 1844.  

Sep 28   On this day in history oscar I of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Sweden.  

Oct 01   Naval Observatory headed by LT Matthew Fontaine Maury occupies first permanent quarters in the year 1844.  

Oct 03   Patrick Manson, "Father of tropical medicine" in the year 1844.  

Oct 11   Henry John Heinz, founded prepared-foods company (57 varieties) in the year 1844.  

Oct 11   The birth of Henry John Heinz, American food manufacturer in the year 1844.  

Oct 12   In the year 1844 claude Tillier, French journalist/writer (My Uncle Benjamin), dies  

Oct 12   On this day in history george W Cable, American writer (Northampton Years)  

Oct 15   Friedrich Nietzsche, Uebermensch born in the year 1844.  

Oct 17   On this day in history miguel Nieto, composer  

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Jan 04   On this day in history birth of thomas H Rollinson, composer  

Jan 07   Marie-Bernarde Soubirous, [St Bernadette of Lourdes], saint/visionary was born in the year 1844.  

Jan 14   In the year 1844 birth of clara Kathleen Rogers, composer  

Jan 16   Ismail Qemali, Albanian nationalist (d. 1919) was born in the year 1844.  

Jan 20   Johan Peter Selmer, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 25   Frederick E Kitziger, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 30   In the year 1844 birth of moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, German gen/gov-gen of Belgium (1914-17)  

Feb 01   In the year 1844 birth of eduard Adolf Strasburger, German botanist (Angiospermen)  

Jan 15   Joseph Mazzinghi, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1844.  

Jan 31   Henri Gratien, Comte Bertrand, French general (b. 1773) died on this day in history.  

Feb 04   On this day in history willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/literary, dies at 49  

Feb 15   In the year 1844 henry Addington Lord Sidmouth, Brit premier (1801-04), dies at 86  

Feb 16   Joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1792) died in the year 1844.  

Feb 27   Nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at 85 in the year 1844.  

Feb 28   In the year 1844 abel P Upshur, Secretary of State, dies in explosion on USS Princeton  

Feb 29   Thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.